House prices in DA7 6 (Barnehurst)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'DA7 6' (Barnehurst, Bexleyheath) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.


Defining 'DA7 6'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "DA7 6", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Barnehurst.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Barnehurst is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 2, Martens Close, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath, sold for £565,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 112 square metres, the price per sqm is £5,044.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £5,250-£5,500, £5,500-£5,750, £5,750-£6,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 249 sales in Barnehurst (DA7 6) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Barnehurst, Bexleyheath
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Barnehurst

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Barnehurst (DA7 6). Of the 249 transactions, half were sold for between £4,800 and £5,830 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'DA7 6' is £5,290. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,830 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Barnehurst, Bexleyheath

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Bexleyheath. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Barnehurst
House price heatmap for Barnehurst, Bexleyheath

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'DA7 6' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
DA7 4 Bexleyheath £4,750 sqm £5,280 sqm £5,840 sqm
DA7 6 Barnehurst £4,800 sqm £5,290 sqm £5,830 sqm
DA7 5 Bexleyheath £4,870 sqm £5,560 sqm £6,260 sqm

Will Bexleyheath house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for DA7 6 (Barnehurst) compared with both the wider area DA7 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Barnehurst,Bexleyheath
House price trends for Barnehurst

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent DA7 6 sales
Recent trends for Barnehurst

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Bexleyheath to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Bexleyheath and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Parkside Avenue, Barnehurst, DA7 6N 63 sqm £5,213 79
Eversley Avenue, Barnehurst, DA7 6R 61 sqm £5,504 41
Mayplace Road East, Barnehurst, DA7 6E 92 sqm £5,233 28
Castleton Avenue, Barnehurst, DA7 6Q 60 sqm £5,435 22
Mayplace Road East, Barnehurst, DA7 6D 53 sqm £3,952 21
Eversley Avenue, Barnehurst, DA7 6S 53 sqm £4,958 20
Martens Avenue, Barnehurst, DA7 6B 97 sqm £4,722 16
Appledore Avenue, Barnehurst, DA7 6Q 95 sqm £4,880 16

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Raw data

Our analysis of Barnehurst is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
2, Martens Close, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath £565,000
May-2024
112 5,044
193a, Eversley Avenue, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath £270,000
Apr-2024
45 6,000
74, Hillingdon Rd, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath £587,500
Apr-2024
136 4,319

See the entire list of all sales in Barnehurst (DA7 6) here.

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